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Edward the Confessor Dies: How the Death of England’s Last Saxon King on January 5, 1066 Changed History

On January 5, 1066, Edward the Confessor, King of the English, died at his palace at Westminster in London. He had been ill for several weeks, too weak to attend the consecration o

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Burj Khalifa Opens: How the World’s Tallest Building Changed Dubai and Architecture Forever on January 4, 2010

On the evening of January 4, 2010, in the heart of Downtown Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, stepped to a podium before a crowd of thousands and ma

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Burma Independence: How Myanmar Ended British Colonial Rule on January 4, 1948

At 4:20 in the morning on January 4, 1948, Burma became an independent republic. The precise timing of the independence declaration had been chosen by an astrologer for its auspici

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First Appendectomy: How Dr. William West Grant Saved a Life in Davenport, Iowa on January 4, 1885

On January 4, 1885, a twenty-two-year-old schoolteacher named Mary Gartside was brought to a doctor in Davenport, Iowa, in severe abdominal pain and close to death. Her physician,

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Samuel Colt Sells Revolvers: How a Government Contract on January 4, 1847 Saved a Revolution in Firearms

On January 4, 1847, Samuel Colt secured a contract to provide the United States government with 1,000 of his .44 caliber revolvers at a price of $25 per weapon, a $25,000 order tha

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Charles I Attempts Arrest: How the King’s Invasion of Parliament on January 4, 1642 Made Civil War Inevitable

On January 4, 1642, King Charles I of England entered the chamber of the House of Commons at the Palace of Westminster accompanied by approximately 400 armed soldiers. He had come

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Flash Airlines Flight 604 Crash: How a Boeing 737 Plunged Into the Red Sea on January 3, 2004

At 4:42 in the morning on January 3, 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 lifted off from runway 22R at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport in Egypt. On board were 135 passengers and

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Alaska Statehood: How America’s Largest State Was Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959

On January 3, 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Proclamation 3269, formally admitting the Territory of Alaska into the United States as the 49th state. In Juneau, crowds

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Meiji Restoration: How Japan Overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate and Remade Itself in 1868

In the early hours of January 3, 1868, troops from the southwestern domains of Satsuma and Choshu seized control of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. Their leader, the court noble Iwak

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Battle of Princeton: How George Washington’s Daring Night March Delivered Victory on January 3, 1777

In the predawn hours of January 3, 1777, the Continental Army under General George Washington completed an eighteen-mile night march through frozen New Jersey countryside and arriv

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